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Ireland.- Milton (Thomas) [Select Views in Ireland; From Seats and Demesnes of the Nobility and Gentry of the Kingdom], lacking title (as usual), with 24 fine engraved plates by Milton after Francis Wheatley, John James Barralet, William Ashford and others, 3 on india paper and mounted (plates 1, 4 & 5), all with leaf of descriptive text, 4pp. lists of subscribers (Ireland & England) at end, light foxing to some plates, mostly marginal, one a little browned, with 4 additional later impressions of plates 6, 7, 9 & 18 with imprint of W.Marshall 1831 loosely inserted, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, spine gilt, a little rubbed, oblong 4to, J.Walter for the author, [c.1794, plates dated 1783-93].⁂ A rare work, originally issued in parts and very infrequently found with a title-page. ."[Milton] had a unique power of distinguishing the foliage of trees and the texture of all bodies, especially water, as it had never been done before and will never be done again." - William Bell Scott.
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• EDGAR HUBERT (BRITISH 1906-1985) COMPOSITION, FEBRUARY 1944gouache on paper66.7 x 52cm; 26 1/4 x 20 1/2in89.5 x 73cm; 35 1/2 x 29 3/4in (framed)Property from a Distinguished Private CollectionProvenanceThe Fine Art Society, London Purchased from the above by the present owner in 2005 ExhibitedLondon, The Fine Art Society, Edgar Hubert 1906-1985, 2005Considered amongst the most radical abstract painters of the 1930s, Hubert is often overlooked in discussions of British 20th century art. He studied initially at the Reading School of Art before attending the Slade (1926-1929). Between 1933-36 he became one of the leading voices of Objective Abstraction; others in the group included Graham Bell, William Coldstream, Rodrigo Moynihan and Geoffrey Tibble. Hubert exhibited regularly with the London Group (1931-47), showed with the Mayor Gallery (1948-53), and was the subject of a retrospective at the ICA in 1958. From the end of the 1940s he lived in the family home in Billingshurst, West Sussex, and following the death of his good friend Jeffrey Tibble in 1952 he lived an increasingly reclusive life.
A LARGE AND HEAVY BRONZE TEMPLE BELL, BURMA, 19TH CENTURYHeavily cast with multiple raised horizontal bands encircling the body, a flared mouth, and a lotus petal band on the shoulder painted red below a band of yellow, blue, and orange. The top surmounted by a suspension loop formed by twin chinthe (lions) painted white and yellow, their mouths open in a fierce snarl, and topped by a round jewel with leafy vines on either side. Incised to one side with two lines of inscription.Provenance: From a private Danish collection.Condition: Good condition with wear, signs of weathering and erosion, casting flaws, minor losses to pigments, small nicks, minuscule scratches, and minor chips.Weight: 13.9 kg Dimensions: Height 43.5 cmMuseum comparison:Compare a related bronze monastery bell with a gilded lotus band, 68.6 cm high, dated 1879, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 89.4.1466. Compare a related bronze bell cast with twin chinthe, 20.8 cm high, dated to the 19th century, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number IS.33-1980. Compare a related Burmese bronze bell similarly cast with three lines of inscription, 25.5 cm high, dated to the 19th century, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number 9291(IS).
A BRONZE BELL FINIAL IN THE FORM OF RAKSHASA, EASTERN JAVANESE PERIODIndonesia, 12-13th century. Finely cast, the finial depicts a demon king, also known as guardians, with a distended belly, grimacing face with a long tongue extended down, and arms raised in a fierce pose. The horned head looks directly forward, each arm has a twining serpent beneath it, and the short tail is flicked upward.Provenance: From a private collection in Brescia, Italy. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Signs of wear and extensive weathering, some casting flaws, losses, dents and corrosion. The bronze is covered in a rich, naturally grown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustations.Weight: 141.8 g Dimensions: Height 11.4 cm Mounted on an old European wood stand. (2)Ferocious creatures of this sort were popular participants in Javanese mythology and literature and appear often in the art of the Eastern Javanese period. Their association with bells is not uncommon. Bells and oil lamps feature prominently in the ritual life of the Buddhist state of Majapahit, in eastern Java, and the design has become increasingly flamboyant over time.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related bell top in the form of a demon king or guardian, 12.5 cm high, dated to the Eastern Javanese period, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1987.142.17. Compare a closely related bell with a lion finial, 27.3 cm high, dated to the 13th century, Eastern Java, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number M.71.73.163. Compare a related Javanese bronze finial in the form of a roaring lion, 10.2 cm high, dated to the 15th century, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number IS.114-1999. Compare a related Javanese bronze handle of a mythical beast, 8.3 cm high, dated ca. 10-14th century, in the British Museum, registration number 1859,1228.73.
A MASSIVE SANCAI-GLAZED FIGURE OF A MONK, LATE MING DYNASTY TO KANGXI PERIOD 明末至康熙朝三彩僧人像China, 17th to early 18th century. Well modeled standing on a rectangular base with canted corners decorated to the sides with a band of key-fret. The monk is holding prayer beads in his lowered right and a ghanta bell in his raised left hand, and wearing a long flowing robe tied with a sash over his left shoulder, further detailed with finely carved folds. The face with almond-shaped eyes, thick brows, and full lips forming a calm smile showing teeth, flanked by thick pendulous earlobes. The figure is covered in splashed glazes of aubergine, emerald green, amber, and cream.Provenance: From an old Belgian estate.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities including firing cracks, dark spots, glaze crackles and recesses. A few minor nicks, the base and the handle of the bell with minor losses. Displaying magnificently.Weight: 16.5 kgDimensions: Height 75.3 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 20 September 2005, lot 307 Price: USD 36,000 or approx. EUR 50,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: Three unusual glazed figures of luohan, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the related glazes. Note that the lot comprises three figures of smaller size (41.2 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's Paris, 12 June 2019, lot 181 Price: EUR 30,000 or approx. EUR 33,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large Sancai-glazed stoneware figure of a bodhisattva, China, late Ming dynasty Expert remark: Compare the related glazes and size (72 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1655Price: USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 37,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large turquoise and aubergine-glazed figure of Bodhidharma, 18th/19th century Expert remark: Compare the related Buddhist subject and modeling with similar robes. Note the different glaze and the size (55.2 cm). 明末至康熙朝三彩僧人像中國，十七至十八世紀初。僧人立於矩形雷紋底座上。僧人右手低垂持念珠，左手舉起甘塔鈴，身著袈裟，衣紋流暢。濃眉、大眼微垂，唇微張，露出牙齒，平靜微笑，兩側是厚實下垂的耳垂。通體施紫紅色、翠綠色、琥珀色和白色釉料。來源：比利時舊藏。 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則現象，包括燒製裂紋、黑點、釉面裂紋和凹陷。 一些輕微的刻痕，鐘的底座和手柄有輕微的損失。 重量：16.5 公斤 尺寸：高 75.3厘米拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2005年9月20日，lot 307 價格：USD 36,000（相當於今日EUR 50,000） 描述：康熙時期三件三彩羅漢像 專家評論：比較相近的釉面。請注意尺寸較小 (41.2 釐米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：巴黎佳士得，2019年6月12日，lot 181 價格：EUR 30,000（相當於今日EUR 33,500） 描述：明末三彩菩薩坐像 專家評論：比較相近的釉面和尺寸 (72 釐米)。拍賣結果比較：形制：相近拍賣：紐約佳士得，2011年9月15日，lot 1655價格：USD 30,000（相當於今日EUR 37,500 ）描述：清十八/十九世紀孔雀綠紫彩達摩立像專家評論：比較相近的達摩主題，相似的長袍。請注意不同的釉面和尺寸 (55.2 釐米)。
A BRONZE VAJRA, TIBET, 15TH -16TH CENTURYThe eight-pronged vajra with a central knob of compressed globular form flanked by lappet bands, the prongs terminating in pointed finials.Provenance: From an Austrian private collection.Condition: Good condition with wear, few minuscule nicks and small dents, one prong lost.Weight: 226.6 gDimensions: Length 14.8 cmThe vajra, a symbol of indestructability and power, is one of the primary ritual symbols in Tibetan Buddhism. Derived from Sanskrit and translates to both thunderbolt and diamond, the vajra consists of two sets of prongs from which lotus petals emanate, flanking a central sphere. Often used in combination with a bell, which represents feminine wisdom, the vajra symbolizes the masculine attribute of skillful means or compassion.
A DETAILED PLASTIC MODEL OF A L.C.C. LONDON FIRE BRIGADE FIRE ENGINE NO86 The model of traditional early 20th Century design with mounted ladders, ropes, hoses, bell, lights and figures. Slight damage to the ladder. The model standing on wooden plinth and contained in a glazed display case 56cm long, 24cm wide, 28cm high
AN EXHIBITION STANDARD MODEL OF A MODEL ENGINEER BUILT 'ANCHOR' ESCAPEMENT SKELETON CLOCK BUILT TO THE JOHN WILDING DESIGN AND DRAWINGS The movement with traditional anchor escapement wheel, single fusee movement, chapter ring dial with Roman numerals, The movement with maintaining power, cylindrical bob pendulum and passing strike on bell with finial, turned pillars between plates and standing on oak plinth with brass turned adjustable bun feet Case and clock supported on hardwood base 26.5cm x 19.5cm, 48cm high overall
A MODEL OF A LIVE STEAMBOAT 'BORKUM EMDEN 1901' The boat fitted with vertical live steam boiler lagged in wood with boiler bands, sight glass and steam pressure gauge. Lagged feed supply to vertical live steam engine. The model finished in red and white with fitted interior, fitted fenders and polished brass hand bell. The model comes together with its own stand. 90cm long, 25cm wide
A collection of hardback and other books relating to mountaineering, titles including: Davidson (L. M.), Things Seen in the Dolomites, 16mo., embossed cloth, with photographs, Seeley, Service, & Co., n.d.; Robson (E. I.), A Wayfarer in The Pyrenees, 12mo., cloth, illus. by J. R. E. Howard, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1929; Davies, (J. Sanger), Dolomite Strongholds, 12mo., gilt cloth, illus., George Bell and Sons, 1896; Wills (Alfred), Wanderings Among The High Alps, 12mo., embossed cloth, Richard Bentley, 1858; and others. (19)
Palmer (W. J.), The Tyne and Its Tributaries, 4to., gilt cloth, illus., London, George Bell and Sons, 1882; together with a selection of books relating to the North East, titles including: History of Northumberland, by John Hodgson, 2 vols; The North British Railway in Northumberland, by G. W. Sewell; Historic Northumberland, by Frank Graham; and others, one box.
Two Derby ice cups by William Billingsley, circa 1790Of footed bell shape with scrolled handles picked out in gold, painted below the rims with blue and gold drapery above a band of scrolling flowers and leaves, scattered rose sprigs below, 6.6cm high, crown, crossed batons, D marks and gilder's number 1 in puce, long-tailed 7 in red for William Billingsley, number 5 in blue (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceG C Bond CollectionThese ice cups are faithful copies of a Sèvres example both in shape and pattern. Two further Derby examples are illustrated by John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain (2002), p.55.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two Worcester 'wishbone-handled' coffee cups, circa 1756-58Both of bell shape with pointed tau or wishbone handles, one painted in blue with the rare 'Bamboo Root' pattern, a peony spray on the reverse, 6.2cm high, workman's mark, the other with the 'Gazebo' pattern, a sampan on the reverse, 6.2cm high, workman's mark (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceDavid Dawson Collection (Bamboo Root cup)Gilbert Bradley Collection (Gazebo cup)Pauline and David Tate CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare Worcester mug, circa 1756-58Of cylindrical form with a grooved loop handle, painted in blue with the 'Chinoiserie Island' pattern, the riverscape painted with remarkable perspective all viewed through a hollow 'diagonal rock' in the foreground, an angler in a sampan on the reverse, 11.6cm high, workman's markFootnotes:ProvenanceRobyn RobbPauline and David Tate CollectionThis finely-painted pattern was not recorded by Branyan, French and Sandon and when this was shown by Robyn Robb at the Ceramics Fair it was the first example to be discovered. Subsequently, three others have been recorded. A bell shaped mug was in the Ziesler Collection sold in 1986, and two cylindrical mugs were exhibited by Brian Haughton in 2003 and by Simon Spero in 2004.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Three colour twist wine glasses, circa 1765 and laterComprising two Dutch examples in soda glass, both with bell bowls, one on a stem with shoulder and central knops, the central gauze column encircled by blue, red, pale blue and white spiral threads, 16.2cm high, the other with a pair of translucent red and a pair of opaque white spiral threads around a gauze column, 16cm high, together with a later example with a round funnel bowl engraved with fruiting vine, the stem with a central translucent red core encircled by an eleven-ply spiral band of alternating fine amethyst and opaque white threads, 14.1cm high (3)Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate London CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare and attractive airtwist goblet, circa 1740-50The bell bowl unusually moulded with twenty vertical flutes, set on a double collar above a multi-spiral airtwist inverted baluster stem and conical foot, 20.7cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceSeton Veitch CollectionWith Delomosne and Son, 27 September 2006Leuba CollectionLiteratureDelomosne and Son, The Seton Veitch Collection (2006), no.27aA similar glass from the Walter F Smith Collection was sold by Sotheby's on 18 March 1968, lot 463.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester 'Scratch Cross' mug, circa 1754Of unusually large size and bell shape with a grooved strap handle, painted in pale blue with the 'Zig-Zag Fence' pattern, a peony spray and flowering prunus branches filling the full area of the mug beneath a panelled diaper border, 15cm high, workman's mark of a cross in blue, an incised or scratched cross mark on the base beneath the handleFootnotes:ProvenanceSimon SperoPauline and David Tate CollectionAnother very similar mug was also in the collection of Simon Spero and exhibited in his 2011 catalogue, no.21.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Three baluster wine glasses, circa 1730-50All with folded conical feet, comprising one with a bell bowl on a teared inverted baluster stem, 17cm high, one with a round funnel bowl on a double-collar above a slender solid true baluster stem, 15cm high, and one with a generous flared bucket bowl on a teared inverted baluster stem, 15cm high (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Three various wine glasses, circa 1740-50Comprising a balustroid glass, the drawn trumpet bowl with a solid teared base, on a teared inverted baluster stem and conical foot, 16.6cm high, a moulded-stem glass with a tall, slightly waisted bell bowl on an eight-sided pedestal stem containing an elongated tear, over a folded conical foot, 19cm high, the last with a drawn trumpet bowl engraved with a band of fruiting vine below the rim, on a plain stem and conical foot, 17.5cm high (3)Footnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 23 June 2021, lot 13 (balustroid)Chris Crabtree CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Dutch engraved light baluster wine glass, circa 1760The bell bowl with an elaborate border of baskets of fruit alternating with diaper panels hung with swags of pearls to the rim, on a slender multi-knopped stem with an angular shoulder knop above a cushion knop and a beaded inverted baluster terminating in a small basal knop, over a conical foot, 18.4cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
The Franklin Barrett 'Floral Gift' Mug, Worcester, circa 1758-60Of small size and bell shape, transfer printed in blue with two very rare chinoiserie designs, the front with a 'Chinese Figure Inspecting a Flowering Shrub', the reverse with the 'Floral Gift' pattern, 8.4cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceFranklin Barrett CollectionAlbert Amor exhibition, 1990Bunny and Paul Davies CollectionDyson Perrins Museum exhibition, 1995, no.31Simon Spero exhibition, 2013, no.48Pauline and David Tate CollectionThis mug was illustrated originally by Franklin Barrett in his book, Worcester Porcelain and Lund's Bristol (1953), pl.45A. In their Blue and White book, Branyan, French and Sandon illustrated a potting pot with the 'Floral Gift' print and mentioned the Barrett mug, but the authors were unaware of the print on the other side. Two further damaged examples bearing these identical two prints have since been seen and it is clear this belongs to a group of early Worcester chinoiserie subjects used on a small number of printed mugs dating from the late 1750s.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A composite stem wine glass and two incised twist wine glasses, circa 1750-65The first with a tulip-shaped bowl on a multi-spiral airtwist stem set into a beaded inverted baluster knop, over a domed foot, 16.3cm high, the incised twist examples comprising one with a bell bowl with honeycomb moulding to the lower part and a folded conical foot, 16.1cm high, and one with a round funnel bowl and plain conical foot, 15.3cm high (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An impressive Jacobite engraved airtwist goblet, circa 1750The generous bell bowl with a six-petalled rose in a thorny stem with two buds, one open and one closed, the reverse with a moth in flight, raised on a multi-spiral stem with shoulder and central knops, over a conical foot, 22cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionAccording to Geoffrey B Seddon, The Jacobites and Their Drinking Glasses (1995), the engraving may be attributed to Engraver E in the author's nomenclature.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good red and blue colour twist wine glass, circa 1765The generous bell bowl on a stem with a central multi-ply corkscrew edges on both sides in translucent cobalt-blue, encircled by two-ply iron-red spiral band alternating with a single opaque white spiral thread, over a conical foot, 16.3cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate London CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester 'Wishbone-handled' cup and saucer, circa 1756The coffee cup of bell shape with a tau or wishbone shaped handle, painted in blue with the 'Walk in the Garden' pattern, the usual figures and panelled diaper border well matched in colour and painting, the saucer 11.8cm diam, the cup 6.2cm high, workmen's marks (2)Footnotes:ProvenancePauline and David Tate CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A George III mahogany musical longcase clock, the case having a broken swan neck pediment, marquetry inlaid and Corinthian columns flanking the arched top dial having a matted brass centre, silvered chapter ring, subsidiary seconds dial, chime/silent dial, pierced gilt metal spandrels and eight bells/Westminster selection lever, the 8 day movement striking on a nest of eight graduating bells and one large bell, 226cm high x 50.5cm wideLocation: BWR
Bell (John). A Plan of the Town of Winlaton, Shewing the Property of Sir Thomas Blackett Bart. and the Boundaries of the Other Proprietors’ respective Shares in the said Town. Surveyed in 1782, engraved map, 72cm x 64cm, a rare map, unfortunately worn with loss to outer edges, stained at right hand side, professionally repaired - laid down on archival paper and backed with linen.
18th century oak eight day long case clock marked 'W Parkinson, Lancaster', having arched brass face with silvered chapter ring and dial, rolling moon , seconds dial and date aperture, flat hoot above cross banded arch waist door flanked by quarter pilasters on a panel base. Eight day two train movement, strikes on one bell. The face 36cm high x30cm wide approx. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Complete with two weights and pendulum, probably originally a square dial with added arch, lacks original feet.
Unusual part 18th century oak long case clock of small proportions, having arched brass face with Roman numerals, two train movement with baluster pillars, striking on one bell above moulded waist door, panel base on bracket feet. Complete with two weights and pendulum. (B.P. 21% + VAT) The clock has an eight day movement. 193cm high approx.
The Country Girl: A Comedy Adapted from Wycherly by David Garrick, Esq. Adapted for Theatrical Representation, as performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Printed for the Proprietors, under the Direction of John Bell, London, 1791 Guili Camdeni (William Camden) Viri Clarissimi Britannia Sive Florentissimorvm Regnorvm Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberiae, & Insularum adjacentium ex intima antiquitate Descriptio William Blaeu, Amsterdam And two further antiquarian books (4) Condition Report:Available upon request
A ship's bell believed to have been salvaged from the wreck of the WW1 German battleship S.M.S. Friedrich der Grosse, which was scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1918, measuring approx. 16cm in overall height and 18cm in circumference, together with a small newspaper clipping dating approximately from the 1980s concerning the bell; also a pair of copper port/starboard lights and three miniature barrels carved respectively from the salvaged timbers of H.M.S. Ganges, H.M.S. Terrible and H.M.S. Iron Duke (6) Condition Report:Available upon request
WHISKY; five bottles of Bell's Commemorative Whisky in Wade ceramic bell shaped flasks, including the birth of Prince William of Wales, The 60th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, etc, and a single bottle of Lamb's Navy Rum in ceramic flask (6)Condition Report: Brown bells whisky is empty, Prince William example with cello tape replacing seal but still contains liquid, no seal on Charles & Diana, jug example missing seal.
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